In the end, I got as far as buying an LED strip light (like, that would really help speed things up) and this cooling fan. At least this high performance fan would have been useful – but the gaming PC never happened.

Unmatched Cooling PerformanceThe Accelero Twin Turbo III has 250 Watts of cooling capacity which is more than enough for mid to high-end graphics cards. Through software, the temperature-fan speed curve can be adjusted.

Next to the GPU a large heatsink for RAM, VR and bridge which lowers their temperature up to 24%. Accelero Twin Turbo 690 features two 120 mm PWM fans with an impressive cooling capacity of 400W. It is designed to boost overclocking performance and the longevity of your NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 graphics card.

The Accelero TWIN TURBO II is a dual-fan VGA cooler with enhanced multi-compatibility for present and future models. Designed to optimize performance and the overclocking capability of your system, the Accelero TWIN TURBO II is your ultimate cooler for mid-range to high-end graphic cards.

It reduces your GPU's temperature for more overclocking headroom, providing as much as 25% clock speed increase. The Included low-noise blower fan cools VRMs and VRAMs quietly and effectively. Once you've upgraded your GPU to liquid cooling, you'll never want to go back.